81.   Its loan portfolio is expected to remain under pressure from further rises in overdue loans, repossessed cars and provisioning requirements.

82.   Managing director Ronald Carstairs says retail and commercial loan products posted healthy growth rates without sacrificing the quality of their loan portfolio.

83.   Mr Wu said the bank achieved only single-digit growth for the first four months on its loan portfolio due to sluggish demand for mortgages.

84.   Reyes said the central bank is conducting a survey of banks to determine the composition of their property loan portfolios.

85.   Tengku Abdul Nawawi said Cempaka Finance had always been prudent in its loan portfolio.

86.   The amount is insufficient for the bank to enlarge its loan portfolio, they said.

87.   The banker, whose bank is exposed to the property sector, said banks had always exercised prudence in their loans portfolio.

88.   The asset growth included increases in cash resources, loan portfolios, investments and other asset accounts.

89.   The bank does not anticipate strong growth in its loan portfolio this year.

90.   The government must provide maximum assistance for the debtors and foreign creditors which have sound prudent lending and loan portfolios, Laksamana said.